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petraeus led the troop surges in afghanistan and iraq. in between, he led u.s. central command. >>> the nba joined the nfl today and locked out players. talks over splitting the nba's $4 billion in annual revenue, that collapsed. the league says 22 of its 30 teams are losing money. it wants players to take a pay cut. >> the goal here has been to make the league profitable and to have a league where all 30 teams can compete. >> a lot of our fans and people that follow our game, although we're not going to miss any games at this point still just don't like the prospect of a lockout. we don't like it either. >> the nba season is supposed to begin in late october. >>> the accusations made headlines around the world, but new information could shatter the sexual assault case against former imf head, dominique strauss-kahn. a source close to the case tells cnn there are serious issues with the credibility of the housekeeper who claims that strauss-kahn attacked her in a manhattan hotel room. now strauss-kahn's lawyers want him released. richard roth is in new york with
petraeus led the troop surges in afghanistan and iraq. in between, he led u.s. central command. >>> the nba joined the nfl today and locked out players. talks over splitting the nba's $4 billion in annual revenue, that collapsed. the league says 22 of its 30 teams are losing money. it wants players to take a pay cut. >> the goal here has been to make the league profitable and to have a league where all 30 teams can compete. >> a lot of our fans and people that follow our...
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petraeus now commands coalition forces in afghanistan. he will succeed leon panetta, the new secretary of defense. the man panetta will replace, robert gates, got a presidential sendoff today. he is the only secretary of defense who has served a republican, george w. bush, and a democrat, barack obama. and the newest royal sensations will and kate, she is now catherine, the duchess of cambridge are in canada tonight. it is the first official trip abroad. they'll be there for nine days with stops across the country. but more than 1300 journalists are following their every move. 1300. what's there to say? >> just a romantic getaway. newly married and 1300 of us in the media following them around. are you going to be one of them, by the way? >> no. i'll be here to bug you instead. >> never a bother. >>> stick around, a pretty incredible video. this is our shot tonight. it comes to us from time magazine's latest issue. amazing video of the never-ending battle against drug smugglers. you're going to see and hear customs agents chase a truck fu
petraeus now commands coalition forces in afghanistan. he will succeed leon panetta, the new secretary of defense. the man panetta will replace, robert gates, got a presidential sendoff today. he is the only secretary of defense who has served a republican, george w. bush, and a democrat, barack obama. and the newest royal sensations will and kate, she is now catherine, the duchess of cambridge are in canada tonight. it is the first official trip abroad. they'll be there for nine days with...
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he now commands forces in afghanistan. he will succeed leon panetta. the man panetta will replace robert gates got a presidential sendoff today. he is the only secretary of defense who has served a republican, george w. bush, and a democrat, barack obama. >>> and the newest royal sensations, will and kate, she is of course now catherine the duchess of cambridge are in canada tonight. it is the first official trip abroad. they won't be alone, sanjay. more than 1300 journalists are following their every move. 1300. i mean, what's there to say? >> they're just trying to have a romantic get away. newly married and 1300 of us in the media following them around are. you going to be one of them by the way? >> no. i'll be here to bug you instead. >> never a bother. >>> up next, the casey anthony defense rests without putting her on the stand. is that going to help her or hurt her when the jury deliberates? but the same jury incidentally did hear from the woman who claims she had an affair with casey's father and that he told her that little caylee died in an a
he now commands forces in afghanistan. he will succeed leon panetta. the man panetta will replace robert gates got a presidential sendoff today. he is the only secretary of defense who has served a republican, george w. bush, and a democrat, barack obama. >>> and the newest royal sensations, will and kate, she is of course now catherine the duchess of cambridge are in canada tonight. it is the first official trip abroad. they won't be alone, sanjay. more than 1300 journalists are...
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four hundred forty four thousand and four hundred thirty have died in afghanistan twelve thousand and two troops have been wounded and one thousand five hundred thirty five died and that doesn't factor in coalition forces or military contractors and i deftly doesn't even begin to cover the hundreds of thousands of civilians that have suffered and died goes numbers will probably never be know but our mainstream media apparently those deaths those lives they don't matter casey anthony is look or i'm of the century but endless occupation and war is not and that's what they missed. the series of attacks on a luxury hotel in kabul shows how relevant the taliban still is ten years after u.s. troops first invaded afghanistan well keeping that in mind president obama has just announced the start of a troop drawdown as expected to take place through twenty fourteen was secretary of defense robert gates stepping down but is that future in afghanistan going to look like artie's lauren lyster finds out. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. this week a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners
four hundred forty four thousand and four hundred thirty have died in afghanistan twelve thousand and two troops have been wounded and one thousand five hundred thirty five died and that doesn't factor in coalition forces or military contractors and i deftly doesn't even begin to cover the hundreds of thousands of civilians that have suffered and died goes numbers will probably never be know but our mainstream media apparently those deaths those lives they don't matter casey anthony is look or...
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plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan next month but there declan. ations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's looked a different mark democracy never come by a coalition democracy never come by military invasion democracy never by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and didn't washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen somalia parts of northern africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more central to what happens in afghanistan a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics i see no difference between between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully we're covering the su
plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan next month but there declan. ations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's looked a different mark democracy never come by a coalition democracy never come by military invasion democracy never by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and didn't washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift...
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december one thousand nine hundred seventy nine afghanistan. after a special operation to remove the leader of his along. soviet troops invaded afghanistan the soviet press would like to call this fulfilling international duty several didn't hold back in publicly condemning the action calling its immigration he would not be forgiven for his remarks. up to the christening breach on. a traffic police suddenly got a. driver which is surprised that the townsend walked to the policeman. with the rear entrance opened and two men climbed. they showed. us and said that they were from a to a ministry but in fact they were from the child. and the driver it turned out that they would take him to follow the car which was also from a jail came to the prosecutor's office where prosecutor become close said to make it a project. awards local accountant authorities have decided that you should be exiled to this is your. place. in the outskirts of gorky in the newly built area should have been key here andrei sakharov and yelena bona it's been seven years of the
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afghanistan. after a special operation to remove the leader of his or long arm soviet troops invaded afghanistan the soviet press would later kulis fulfilling international duty. didn't hold back in publicly condemning the action calling its immigration he would not be forgiven for his remarks. or we drove up to the cross in the breach on the way to work the traffic police cars suddenly go away well driver are just surprised that the touts and go to the placement. of the re entrance opened and two men climbed. they showed a radar data to us and said that they were from eighty or a minister in fact they were from the tragedy. and the driver turned it they would came to follow the car which was also from a cager bail which came to the prosecutor's office where prosecutor become close said to make it a draw into the awards the competent authorities have decided that you should be exiled to this is your. d.l. skids of gorky in the newly built area should have been key here and there a sucker over and
afghanistan. after a special operation to remove the leader of his or long arm soviet troops invaded afghanistan the soviet press would later kulis fulfilling international duty. didn't hold back in publicly condemning the action calling its immigration he would not be forgiven for his remarks. or we drove up to the cross in the breach on the way to work the traffic police cars suddenly go away well driver are just surprised that the touts and go to the placement. of the re entrance opened and...
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december one thousand nine hundred seventy nine afghanistan. after a special operation to remove the leader of his alarm soviet troops invaded afghanistan the soviet press would later kulis fulfilling international duty several didn't hold back in publicly condemning the action calling it an aggression he would not be forgiven for his remarks. we drove up to the christening rich on her way to work the traffic police cars suddenly got terry away well driver which is surprised that the touting walk to the placement of all the data players in the re entrance opened and two men climbed. they showed they were already a sin said that they were from eighty or a minister in fact they were from the child she beat her. and the driver turned it they would take him to follow the car there was also from the jail came to the prosecutor's office where prosecutor become closer to make it a draw into the awards for the competent authorities have decided that you should be exiled to this is your question. of. the outskirts of gorky in the newly built area should
december one thousand nine hundred seventy nine afghanistan. after a special operation to remove the leader of his alarm soviet troops invaded afghanistan the soviet press would later kulis fulfilling international duty several didn't hold back in publicly condemning the action calling it an aggression he would not be forgiven for his remarks. we drove up to the christening rich on her way to work the traffic police cars suddenly got terry away well driver which is surprised that the touting...
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in afghanistan. i was only help -- hopeful to lead a small sample of those downrange, to look them in the eye and let them know how much i appreciate what they and their families do for our country. looking forward i knew that it would be very difficult for me to express my feelings for these young men and women, in a way that would allow me to get through this speech. a personal message from me to all of the servicemen and women across the world was published and distributed in the military channel. i will just say that here -- i will think of these young warriors, the ones who fought and keep on fighting, and those who never made it back until the end of my days. and as i was contemplating this moment i thought about something becky told me in january 2005 when i was as to the first director of national intelligence. i was wrestling with this decision and i told her she could make it easier if she said she did not want to go back to washington. she said, you have to do what you have to do. this is
in afghanistan. i was only help -- hopeful to lead a small sample of those downrange, to look them in the eye and let them know how much i appreciate what they and their families do for our country. looking forward i knew that it would be very difficult for me to express my feelings for these young men and women, in a way that would allow me to get through this speech. a personal message from me to all of the servicemen and women across the world was published and distributed in the military...
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december nineteen seventy nine afghanistan. after a special operation to remove the leader of his long arm soviet troops invaded afghanistan the soviet press would later kulis fulfill international duty and several didn't hold back in publicly condemning the action calling its immigration he would not be forgiven for his remarks. we drove up to the consequences on her way to work the traffic police cars suddenly got a way where driver which surprised it sounds and walked to the policeman told us that players of the raid and from side panels and two mags on and. they showed a very large each of us and said that they were from a seal in a district in fact they were found a child should be kept. going to drive or a target they came to follow the car there which was also from the k.g.b. came to the prosecutor's office where the prosecutor become closer to making it approachable. towards the constant authorities have decided that you should be exhausted this is your core classes if. they yell skills of gorky in the new builds area s
december nineteen seventy nine afghanistan. after a special operation to remove the leader of his long arm soviet troops invaded afghanistan the soviet press would later kulis fulfill international duty and several didn't hold back in publicly condemning the action calling its immigration he would not be forgiven for his remarks. we drove up to the consequences on her way to work the traffic police cars suddenly got a way where driver which surprised it sounds and walked to the policeman told...
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december nineteen seventy nine afghanistan. after a special operations or move the leader of the tsunami soviet troops invaded afghanistan the soviet press would later kulis fulfilling international duty several didn't hold back in publicly condemning the action calling its immigration he would not be forgiven for his remarks. but if raised up to the chris nowinski bridge on her way to work a traffic police car suddenly blocks a way that driver could just surprised that the townsend walked to the policeman the whole of. the reaction from so close and it's a medical and. they showed they were actually cuts and said that they were from a tear in a district in fact look away from the tragedy of the driver experience they would tend to follow the car which is also from a cage mate worker which came to the prosecutor's office where prosecutor become closer to making it a fraudulent. awards for the competent authorities have decided that you should be exhausted this is your god. the outskirts of gorky in the new build area should hav
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i spent some time in afghanistan. i am hopeful that either one of you will test us here at not acknowledge that bribes have been an essential part of us doing business in afghanistan, regardless of what we are doing. what can you tell the committee about bribes in the bribes that have been paid at various places and levels, whether it is under the aegis of security or other services that are needed by local folks that are used to getting their piece of the pie? >> i can tell you, we do not have any part of that whatsoever. we have a very strict company policy against bribes, and we'd just do not participate in that. on several locations, it costs us delays. we have had to suffer because we did not agree to play that game. but we really do not. >> mr. walker? >> we have seen no evidence of our security personnel providing bribes. the casualties that we're taking would indicate that that is not something that we sponsor or that our security provides. >> i assume as the security costs went way up, the casualties went dow
i spent some time in afghanistan. i am hopeful that either one of you will test us here at not acknowledge that bribes have been an essential part of us doing business in afghanistan, regardless of what we are doing. what can you tell the committee about bribes in the bribes that have been paid at various places and levels, whether it is under the aegis of security or other services that are needed by local folks that are used to getting their piece of the pie? >> i can tell you, we do...
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them bill you know the afghanistan or could they certainly don't report. michael i know you are a veteran why do you think that means our feeling seeing the departure of robert gates is there hope that anything will change adding something he was a leaves washington he leaves his position very well respected by a lot of people certainly much more so than his predecessor but i'm wondering michael what you think that friends like yourself are thinking today. well veterans like myself people who have been sent to fight and die and lose limbs and to commit crimes against people that are not our enemies those who are in the military today i don't think we're at all honoring robert gates in service because you know he's never done a foot patrol in helmand province you never gone on a convoy in iraq but he's ordered lots of us to do it with great bloodshed as a result the reality is the war in afghanistan is not about al qaeda the war in iraq it's not about national defense or freeing the iraqi people these are wars for empire but they're not our empire it's not
them bill you know the afghanistan or could they certainly don't report. michael i know you are a veteran why do you think that means our feeling seeing the departure of robert gates is there hope that anything will change adding something he was a leaves washington he leaves his position very well respected by a lot of people certainly much more so than his predecessor but i'm wondering michael what you think that friends like yourself are thinking today. well veterans like myself people who...
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as many as twenty people were killed in southwest afghanistan when a landmine exploded under a passenger bus the bus was traveling from kandahar to name rows a route also used by afghan police military and u.s. led coalition forces officials say women and children are among the victims the incident took place in the same area where two buses hit roadside bombs last year killing thirty people. a u.n. backed tribe you know has issued arrest warrants in the connection with of the murder of two thousand and five of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri officials say the war and name for senior members of hezbollah members of the ground group denounced the tribunals and have vowed action against it rafik hariri was killed along with twenty two others in february twenty thousand and five in central beirut when a bomb exploded as his car passed by. tens of thousands of students and teachers took to the streets of go to demand improvements to the country's education system the demonstrators carrying signs and banners were soon dispersed by water cannons and tear gas the rally comes after
as many as twenty people were killed in southwest afghanistan when a landmine exploded under a passenger bus the bus was traveling from kandahar to name rows a route also used by afghan police military and u.s. led coalition forces officials say women and children are among the victims the incident took place in the same area where two buses hit roadside bombs last year killing thirty people. a u.n. backed tribe you know has issued arrest warrants in the connection with of the murder of two...
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i spent some time in afghanistan. i am hopeful that either one of you will test us here at not acknowledge that bribes have been an essential part of us doing business in afghanistan, regardless of what we are doing. what can you tell the committee about bribes in the bribes that have been paid at various places and levels, whether it is under the aegis of security or other services that are needed by local folks that are used to getting their piece of the pie? >> i can tell you, we do not have any part of that whatsoever. we have a very strict company policy against bribes, and we'd just do not participate in that. on several locations, it costs us delays. we have had to suffer because we did not agree to play that game. but we really do not. >> mr. walker? >> we have seen no evidence of our security personnel providing bribes. the casualties that we're taking would indicate that that is not something that we sponsor or that our security provides. >> i assume as the security costs went way up, the casualties went dow
i spent some time in afghanistan. i am hopeful that either one of you will test us here at not acknowledge that bribes have been an essential part of us doing business in afghanistan, regardless of what we are doing. what can you tell the committee about bribes in the bribes that have been paid at various places and levels, whether it is under the aegis of security or other services that are needed by local folks that are used to getting their piece of the pie? >> i can tell you, we do...
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government would then afghanistan. -- within afghanistan. they are overseen eventually by the undersecretary for defense. >> i want to know who was in charge of the plan. so when you decide we're going to spend $500 million, $400 million -- i guess that is another question. how much is $17 billion, much of it will come from defense and, to that will come from state? >> i can speak for u.s. aid. i believe the request for u.s. aid assistance is around the $3 billion level. >> the president is asking for $17 billion in 2012 for reconstruction. does anybody here know how much of that is going to be under control of the defense department and a much is going to be under control of the state department? >> again, i can say $3 billion from u.s. aid, and possibly another $1 billion from the state department. but i cannot speak to the rest. >> is that from the defense department, mr. sedney? >> the department of defense budget and the subcommittee has funding for operations in afghanistan which include funding for the afghan security forces. about $1
government would then afghanistan. -- within afghanistan. they are overseen eventually by the undersecretary for defense. >> i want to know who was in charge of the plan. so when you decide we're going to spend $500 million, $400 million -- i guess that is another question. how much is $17 billion, much of it will come from defense and, to that will come from state? >> i can speak for u.s. aid. i believe the request for u.s. aid assistance is around the $3 billion level. >>...
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why is afghanistan being so difficult? one minute for me to play professor haqqani instead of ambassador haqqani. history, when the soviets left, a lot of regional powers all ended up adopting the different factions of the armed groups in afghanistan that had and created primarily to fight the soviet union. the americans created a vacuum. some groups were adopted by a random, some groups by the russians and subsequently the central asian states, some by our neighbors in india and some by pakistan so you ended up having different groups, having links with different regional actors and regional powers. and so, any reconciliation in afghanistan has to be based on the concept that none of the regional powers will play a role in afghanistan in terms of trying to dictate the outcome of the reconciliation. what can pakistan do? pakistan is willing to facilitate in every way. we still have 2.5 million refugees, afghan refugees in pakistan. the afghans in pakistan said you know, we have the ethnic overlap, the pashtuns in afghanist
why is afghanistan being so difficult? one minute for me to play professor haqqani instead of ambassador haqqani. history, when the soviets left, a lot of regional powers all ended up adopting the different factions of the armed groups in afghanistan that had and created primarily to fight the soviet union. the americans created a vacuum. some groups were adopted by a random, some groups by the russians and subsequently the central asian states, some by our neighbors in india and some by...
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( laughter ) >> look, in afghanistan, we helped drive the soviets out of there. we pulled out of there in 89, 90 91. we know what happened in the next 10 years, the people in expwafg in terms of 9/11. i don't think we want to go through that again. if that means we have to keep 100,000 troops there forever, it's a war that was underresourced under president bush. president obama did the right thing, i think, in surging there and i think we can draw down as long as we do so responsibly. it's not easy, though, and there's no one solution for each part of the world, obviously. but we can't turn our backs on the world, jon. i know you would like to. i don't want to fight a strawman here. >> jon: i'm very fond of the world. ( laughter ) i don't want people to get hurt-- >> and the world is very fond of you. >> jon: right now, the military and military families are bearing an overwhelming weight of these wars, and it's not fair what they're going through, and i just feel like we have to come up way whole new strategy, that's all. ( applause ) i'm always happy to have y
( laughter ) >> look, in afghanistan, we helped drive the soviets out of there. we pulled out of there in 89, 90 91. we know what happened in the next 10 years, the people in expwafg in terms of 9/11. i don't think we want to go through that again. if that means we have to keep 100,000 troops there forever, it's a war that was underresourced under president bush. president obama did the right thing, i think, in surging there and i think we can draw down as long as we do so responsibly....
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well as the us and its allies prepared sheeple thousands of troops out of afghanistan washington's turns its sights to the home front america's new counterterrorism strategy calls for refocus of resources to combat domestic terror threats before more i'm joined live from the u.s. capitol by lawrence wilkerson who served as chief of staff to former secretary of state colin powell many fans of being with us here on our see you know do you think that this change in security strategy is warranted as the. threats of domestic terror we need growing in the us. i don't think so i do think that the situation in afghanistan and for that matter in iraq based on strategic necessity we caused a disaster in the persian gulf by destroying the balance of power between iran and iraq and we are now that balance of power so we're not leaving iraq any time soon we may say we are but we're not in afghanistan we destabilize pakistan we stayed too long we lingered too long we've drone strike into the into the pocket proper so we're destabilizing pakistan and it is probably never been so fragile and such a powd
well as the us and its allies prepared sheeple thousands of troops out of afghanistan washington's turns its sights to the home front america's new counterterrorism strategy calls for refocus of resources to combat domestic terror threats before more i'm joined live from the u.s. capitol by lawrence wilkerson who served as chief of staff to former secretary of state colin powell many fans of being with us here on our see you know do you think that this change in security strategy is warranted...
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afghanistan. at the same time, the d.c. deval qaeda and terrorist groups affiliated also require pakistan to be able to defeat them at home. but that is not easy. it's not easy simply because it has been said by many american officials osama bin laden was founded pakistan there's no evidence anybody in the pakistani government had anything to do with the presence there but obviously he had an impact and here's my answer to that. 180 million people in pakistan most of them overwhelmingly muslim. a lot of them shared views and ideologies and belief systems that make them sympathetic to radical groups and that is the effort of trying to change the discourse of pakistan, changing the environment, the economy, it's been important and that cannot be done, you can't lead the $2 billion changeover but the slide and make them stop thinking that the restoration is the best course of muslims in the world to become so with that kind of -- those kind of numbers, it is if 1% of the population is sympathetic to
afghanistan. at the same time, the d.c. deval qaeda and terrorist groups affiliated also require pakistan to be able to defeat them at home. but that is not easy. it's not easy simply because it has been said by many american officials osama bin laden was founded pakistan there's no evidence anybody in the pakistani government had anything to do with the presence there but obviously he had an impact and here's my answer to that. 180 million people in pakistan most of them overwhelmingly muslim....
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and its allies prepared so you pull thousands of troops out of afghanistan and washington's turns its sights to the home front the americans do count ten to. he calls for a refocus of his the says to combat the nest of terror threats before more i'm now joined live from the u.s. capital by lawrence a well said he was chief of staff to form a section of state colin powell many kinds of being with us here on do you think that this change in security strategy is warranted is the threat of domestic terror we need growing in the us. i don't think so i do think that the situation and i plan to stand up for that matter in iraq based on strategic city we caused a disaster in the persian gulf by destroying the balance of power between iran and iraq and we are now that balance of power so we're not leaving iraq any time soon we may say we are but we're not in afghanistan we destabilize pakistan we stay too long we lingered too long we have drone strike into the plot into pakistan proper so we're destabilizing pakistan and it is probably never been so fragile and such powderkeg as it is today an
and its allies prepared so you pull thousands of troops out of afghanistan and washington's turns its sights to the home front the americans do count ten to. he calls for a refocus of his the says to combat the nest of terror threats before more i'm now joined live from the u.s. capital by lawrence a well said he was chief of staff to form a section of state colin powell many kinds of being with us here on do you think that this change in security strategy is warranted is the threat of domestic...
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is attacking six countries with predator drones afghanistan iraq pakistan yemen somalia and of course libya here that would be one way to do it there's also perhaps the question of the united states attempted to foment rule of conflict between turkey and syria that might be a more likely way a kind of surreptitious way to do it remember if you attack syria you may get a trifecta you might then get not just syria but iran. into the blog site that's what we would be talking about something that would look much more like a world war some observers pointed out i agreed with them maybe in something like. fourteen we may be in the summer of one thousand and fourteen between the sarajevo assassinations and the moments when the gun began to shoot most of the world public opinion doesn't see that but i think this is probably the most dangerous world civil situation i've ever seen ok a very. extreme position their own. tension happened in that region i think and i guess the genesis of this whole thing i think few thoughts. thank you. came in with the war in libya a fake low point of internation
is attacking six countries with predator drones afghanistan iraq pakistan yemen somalia and of course libya here that would be one way to do it there's also perhaps the question of the united states attempted to foment rule of conflict between turkey and syria that might be a more likely way a kind of surreptitious way to do it remember if you attack syria you may get a trifecta you might then get not just syria but iran. into the blog site that's what we would be talking about something that...
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large pockets really a country is a big reason for why we have a country new ration of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short shortcuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but to use their words we're going to see really actions on the ground and we'll get to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency the cia would really cooperate. raef look now at some other international stories we're covering today china is celebrating our ninetieth birthday of its ruling communist party which is also the largest political party in the world cup officials are attending a grand ceremony in central beijing with thousands gathered to mark the day. session first just as a small intellectuals and i presides over the
large pockets really a country is a big reason for why we have a country new ration of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short shortcuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what...
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that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia he has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but you still words where you get to see really actions on the ground and we have yet to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency the cia would really cooperate. a brief look now at some other international stories that we're covering today brad is waiting the president hugo chavez has given his first televised address since undergoing emergency surgery in cuba and said a second operation was carried out to remove a cancerous tumor it follows surgery on the tenth of june to remove a public abscess said he was determined to overcome his health battle was now on the way to a food recovery. china is celebrating the ninetieth birthday of its ruling communist party the largest political party mood world top officials are attending a
that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia he has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but you still words where you get to see really actions on the ground and we have yet to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence...
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large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country ration of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is a spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia he has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but you still words where you get to see really actions of the ground and we have yet to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency the cia would really cooperate. a brief look now at some of the international stories we're covering for you today what is waiting for instant chavez had his first televised address since on the growing emergency surgery. he said the second operation was carried out to a group of hunters that follow surgery on the tenth of june to move public access to a second term for the company's health and
large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country ration of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is a spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia he has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course...
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that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but you still words where you get to see really actions on the ground and we have yet to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency the cia would really cooperate. but a brief look now at some of the international stories we're covering today china is celebrating the birth to its ruling communist party which is also the zoologist political party in the world top officials are attending a ground ceremony in central beijing with thousands of them on the day when i was a show for us tonight it's a small world to the chills not presides over the world's second largest economy president hu jintao praised the party's achievements water power outage but it cost him the trust and support of the people. on his wedding present research has gi
that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but you still words where you get to see really actions on the ground and we have yet to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence agency...
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all the supply lines to afghanistan run through pakistan. >> stephen: who cares, that war is unwinnable. >> stephen: yes, but without their help, we can't keep fighting it. >> stephen: the point is, they are a nuclear power therefore we need their friendship. >> stephen: friendship, they funded the mumbai attacks much. the times square bombing was planned in pakistan. and they sold nuclear technology to iran and north korea in the '90s. >> stephen: oh, the '90s. let's stay angry about furbies an parachute pants. look, we need to give them an ultimatum. stop supporting terror or no more aid. >> stephen: easy now, buddy. this is a partnership, just like you and me. we're partners. but that doesn't mean you get to decide who my other friends are. >> stephen: i just think jill's a pitch. >> stephen: we're not having this conversation again. >> stephen: the point is, some of my other friends like to do things that you don't like to do. like skiing, or trying to kill you. >> stephen: but that has nothing to do with our friendship. >> stephen: wait, one of your friends wants to kill me? >> ste
all the supply lines to afghanistan run through pakistan. >> stephen: who cares, that war is unwinnable. >> stephen: yes, but without their help, we can't keep fighting it. >> stephen: the point is, they are a nuclear power therefore we need their friendship. >> stephen: friendship, they funded the mumbai attacks much. the times square bombing was planned in pakistan. and they sold nuclear technology to iran and north korea in the '90s. >> stephen: oh, the '90s....
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terrorists captured outside the territory of afghanistan? >> is not her attention. >> following up, admiral, with respect to detention, if we were to capture all that was yuri -- although heery and gather intelligence in detaining him long-term because we thought we needed to underlie floor, where would we hold? >> yes, ma'am, that is a policy question i am not in a position to answer from the military standpoint. obviously we can hold al-zawahiri or anywhere al-awlaki in a number of places. it becomes a policy issue and general allen said we afflict a number times that whether or not we do that in afghanistan. but the nature of the sovereignty of afghanistan and concerned about potential backlash from the afghan government, we have recommended not to do that. >> admiral, would it not be hopeful 10 years into the war on terror to have a long-term detention and interrogation facility that would be secure for individuals wearing a together further intelligence? >> i believe would be very helpful. >> as far as you understand it, is guantÁnamo
terrorists captured outside the territory of afghanistan? >> is not her attention. >> following up, admiral, with respect to detention, if we were to capture all that was yuri -- although heery and gather intelligence in detaining him long-term because we thought we needed to underlie floor, where would we hold? >> yes, ma'am, that is a policy question i am not in a position to answer from the military standpoint. obviously we can hold al-zawahiri or anywhere al-awlaki in a...
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i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. you stay here. let's get it done. >> well, today everyone piled on, republican john cornyn lashed out at the president on the senate floor. >> this is a grand opportunity for democrats and republicans to come together to do the nation's business. to be serious, not to be reckless, not to give demogagic speeches like the president gave yesterday. absolutely disgraceful, he should be ashamed. >> and democratic senator chuck schumer accused republicans of sabotaging the economy. >> all of a sudden it's sort of like a new fever has taken over the other side. that the best way to win is hurt the country as much as you can and that will create political benefit, and it's just -- it's sad. obviously all of us inside here are just yep set by it. >> meanwhile, we're just a month away from a potentially devastating economic breakdown. my next guest, congressman joe walsh, is a strict fiscal conservative and no fan of the obama administration, but does he feel the criticism is turning into something more destr
i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. you stay here. let's get it done. >> well, today everyone piled on, republican john cornyn lashed out at the president on the senate floor. >> this is a grand opportunity for democrats and republicans to come together to do the nation's business. to be serious, not to be reckless, not to give demogagic speeches like the president gave yesterday. absolutely disgraceful, he should be ashamed. >> and democratic...
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we can't expect america with all its economic and other problems and with afghanistan to pull our chestnuts out of the fire. >> rose: but on the question of nato, secretary gates suggested as much. >> rose: indeed. indeed. witness again, you know, a few weeks of military action on a very small scale in libya... >> rose: and all of a sudden... >> and we're running out of munitions and turning back to the united states as the land of last rest. but look, frankly, the military action in libya which i supported, reluctantly but i supported, i actually a sideshow. the big question is can you turn egypt which had been historically at the heart of islamic culture and scholarship into a model and a beacon for threst of the arab world in. >> rose: and your answer is likely? unlikely? too soon to tell? >> look, i mean, there's amaze pog ten nshl egypt and then a highly educated young people, a strong middle-class, a great sense of history and tradition. but it could all go pear shaped between armyn the one hand which is now proving an unam big rouse friend of liberal democracy and the muslim brotherh
we can't expect america with all its economic and other problems and with afghanistan to pull our chestnuts out of the fire. >> rose: but on the question of nato, secretary gates suggested as much. >> rose: indeed. indeed. witness again, you know, a few weeks of military action on a very small scale in libya... >> rose: and all of a sudden... >> and we're running out of munitions and turning back to the united states as the land of last rest. but look, frankly, the...
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which was that they had been given hundreds of thousands of documents, dispatches from the field in afghanistan and iraq. there was at that point an intimation that there might be more things to come, and was i interested? and, clearly, i was interested. >> smith: over the next four weeks, the times, der spiegel, and guardian reporters pored through the war logs looking for news. there was no one startling headline, but there was lots of rich detail. >> it was a remarkable insight. it was an unvarnished, rich portrait of the daily conduct of two wars. i would argue that you came away with stuff you didn't get in the pentagon papers, because of the... the rawness of the information, the sheer day to day, mundane life of war. >> smith: in their coverage, the papers decided that they would black out the names of any civilian informants working for the us military. but assange had a different idea for his wikileaks' web site. one evening, just days before publication, they confronted him over dinner. >> julian, whose project was to publish the entire data set, was very reluctant to delete those nam
which was that they had been given hundreds of thousands of documents, dispatches from the field in afghanistan and iraq. there was at that point an intimation that there might be more things to come, and was i interested? and, clearly, i was interested. >> smith: over the next four weeks, the times, der spiegel, and guardian reporters pored through the war logs looking for news. there was no one startling headline, but there was lots of rich detail. >> it was a remarkable insight....
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you can say on the morning of fourth of july, afghanistan is ten hours ahead of us in iraq. you'll be drinking your coffee and saying to yourself the guys are eating pizza and you can say i bought some guys some pizza. >> easy way to make them feel like they are being remembered. >> totally magical. we are dedicating this to the greatest generation. my father went to asia and fought and my mother was a rosy the riveter. my parents are getting old and in their 80s. a guy's father died and he went in the basement and found videos of what his dad took the day after the war in hawaii. remember pearl harbor? it's on my website. you watch that and you cry. all of those people they look so young and what they have done for this world. >> we are losing all of those soldiers every day. >> yes, we are. >> it's very important to get their stories on tape if you can. >> you're not kidding. general petraeus does a speech for us and on the website saying this is the next greatest generation. i wrote him and said, sir, you know what? at the top it's hard to see everything. i said you are h
you can say on the morning of fourth of july, afghanistan is ten hours ahead of us in iraq. you'll be drinking your coffee and saying to yourself the guys are eating pizza and you can say i bought some guys some pizza. >> easy way to make them feel like they are being remembered. >> totally magical. we are dedicating this to the greatest generation. my father went to asia and fought and my mother was a rosy the riveter. my parents are getting old and in their 80s. a guy's father...
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. >> lehrer: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 11 more. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the festivities at home and abroad as americans celebrate independence day. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online and again here monday evening. have a nice holiday weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: chevron. we may have more in common than you think. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsor
. >> lehrer: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 11 more. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the festivities at home and abroad as americans celebrate independence day. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. "washington week" can be seen later this...
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eklil hakimi on the plan to withdraw 30,000 troops from afghanistan by september, 2012. and after that, dan iannicola of the financial literacy group talks about financial service providers. plus your emails, phone calls and tweets. washington journal, live saturday at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> tune in to c-span this independence day. writer misme lind and other panelists discuss if the united states can remain ninalted. >> at the political level, we're more divided. if you look at partisan polarization than at any point since the civil war in reconstruction. >> then the dalai lama and sister helen prajean talk about religion, violence and the death penalty and nixon white house insiders discuss his presidency's foreign policy. this monday, july 4, beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. for the complete schedule of programs and times go to c-span.org. this fourth of july three-day weekend on american history tv on c-span three. we'll visit the smithsonian museum of natural history to learn about a 19th century u.s. government expedition to circumnavigate t
eklil hakimi on the plan to withdraw 30,000 troops from afghanistan by september, 2012. and after that, dan iannicola of the financial literacy group talks about financial service providers. plus your emails, phone calls and tweets. washington journal, live saturday at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> tune in to c-span this independence day. writer misme lind and other panelists discuss if the united states can remain ninalted. >> at the political level, we're more divided. if...
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[applause] i ran for president because i believe we need to refocus our energy in afghanistan to go after al qaeda. we are going after al qaeda. we have taken out their leadership. because of our progress and the extraordinary sacrifice up our troops, we are propelling the commitment i made at the start to reduce our troops starting this month so that afghans can start taking responsibility for their own security and we can start rebuilding right here at home. [applause] it is time to start rebuilding here at home. it is time for nation-building right here. we live in a world where america is facing stiff competition for good jobs from rapidly growing nations like china, india, and brazil. for a long time, we were told that the best way to win that competition was to undermine consumer protection, undermine clean air and clean water laws, hand out tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires. that was the idea that helped for close to a decade. -- held sway or close to a decade. it did not work out very well. if you look at our history, it has never worked out real well. -- very well. amer
[applause] i ran for president because i believe we need to refocus our energy in afghanistan to go after al qaeda. we are going after al qaeda. we have taken out their leadership. because of our progress and the extraordinary sacrifice up our troops, we are propelling the commitment i made at the start to reduce our troops starting this month so that afghans can start taking responsibility for their own security and we can start rebuilding right here at home. [applause] it is time to start...